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οὐράνιος

ouranios

heavenly, dwelling in heaven

Appears 18 times across Plato's dialogues.

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οὐράνιος [ᾰ], α, ον, also ος, ον E. Ion 715, Ph. 1729 (both lyr.), Pl. Phdr. 247a (v.l.), IG 12(2).58b4 (Mytil.):—A. heavenly, dwelling in heaven, γέννα A. Pr. 165 (lyr.); θεοί h.Cer. 55, A. Ag. 90 (anap.), E. HF 758 (lyr.), etc.; οὐράνιαι the goddesses, Pi. P. 2.38 codd.; οὐράνιοι the gods, IG 5(1).40 (Laconia); of special gods, Θέμις οὐ. Pi. Fr. 30.1; Ζεύς Hdt. 6.56, Call. Jov. 55, etc.; αἱ οὐ. θεοί, Demeter and Kore, IG 12 (5).655.6 (Syros, nr. Delos); Ἥρα CIG 7034; Ἔρως ib.3157; v. Οὐρανία. 2. generally, in or of heaven, ἀστήρ Pi. P. 3.75; πόλος A. Pr. 429 (lyr.); οὐ. θεᾶς βρέτας fallen from heaven, E. IT 986; ἀστραπά S. OC 1466 (lyr.); φῶς Id. Ant. 944 (lyr.); νεφέλαι Ar. Nu. 316; οὐ. ὕδατα, i.e. rain, Pi. O. 11(10).2, Gp. 2.6.10; so τὰ οὐ. alone, = rains, Thphr. HP 4.14.8; οὐ. ἄχος, of a storm, S. Ant. 418 (where it may be metaph., cf. infr. II); οὐ. σημεῖα X. Cyr. 1.6.2; τὰ οὐ. the phenomena of the heavens, Id. Mem. 1.1.11; οὐράνιά τε καὶ χθονοστιβῆ S. OT 301. II. reaching to heaven, high as heaven, κίων, of Aetna, Pi. P. 1.19; ἐλάτης οὐ. ἄκρος κλάδος E. Ba. 1064; πήδημα Id. El. 860 (lyr.); σκέλος οὐ. ἐκλακτίζειν, ῥίπτειν, kick up sky-high, Ar. V. 1492, 1530; of sounds, ὀμφὰν οὐ. A. Supp. 808 (lyr.), cf. Ar. Ra. 781; ἵππον οὐράνια βρέμοντα E. Tr. 519 (lyr.): metaph., mountainous, colossal, οὐ. ἄχη A. Pers. 573 (lyr.); ἡμάρτηκεν οὐράνιόν γʼ ὅσον Ar. Ra. 1135. III. sky-blue, λίθος κυανωτάτη καὶ -ία ἰδεῖν Philostr. VA 1.25. IV. οὐράνιον, τό, name of an eye-salve, Orib. ap. Aët. 7.106. V. Adv. -ίως from the point of view of heaven, opp. γηΐνως, Procl. Sacr.p.148 B.
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